Ministry of Minority Affairs
Renowned artists to be felicitated at Closing Ceremony of the 40th ‘Hunar Haat’ tomorrow
Artisans and craftsmen coming from various corners of India make huge sale of indigenous products and are receiving online orders on large scale in Hunar Haat
: Mumbai, April 25, 2022
A mega event of various art, cultural, musical and laser lights show programmes, will be organised tomorrow  to mark the closing ceremony of the 40th “Hunar Haat”, organised at MMRDA Ground, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai .
While interacting with media persons at “Hunar Haat”, MMRDA Ground, Bandra Kurla Complex today, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the 40th “Hunar Haat”, which started on 16th April, will conclude on 27th April, 2022.
Renowned artists of the country such as Pankaj Udhas, Puneet Issar , Annu Kapoor, Suresh Wadekar, Kailash Kher, Sudesh Bhosle, Roop Kumar Rathore and Sonali Rathore, Talat Aziz, Altaf Raja, Shabbir Kumar, Shailendra Singh, Sadhna Sargam, Daler Mehdi, Dilbagh Singh, Nooran Sisters, Upasana Singh, Hamsar Hayat, Ehsan Qureshi, Bhupinder Singh Bhuppi, Sabri Brothers, Bhoomi Trivedi, Hamsika Iyer, Trichur Brothers, Kavita Paudwal, Mohit Khanna, Rekha Raj, Junior Mehmood, Rani Indrani, Prem Bhatia and others will also be felicitated tomorrow. These artists have performed in different “Hunar Haats”, organised across the country. Cultural and Musical programmes of these artisans are displayed live on Youtube, Facebook, Twitter and other social media platform which are watched live by lakhs of people. Besides, senior officials, past and present associated with the Ministry of Minority Affairs will also be felicitated for their immense and pivotal contribution in the success of the “Hunar Haat”.
Shri Naqvi said that according to the estimates, lakhs of people from Mumbai and nearby areas have visited “Hunar Haat” till today and the number of visitors is likely to cross a few lakh by 27th April. Artisans and craftsmen are receiving online orders on large scale. “Hunar Haat” is also available at virtual and online platform http://hunarhaat.org and GeM portal of the Union Commerce Ministry. People of the country and abroad can buy “Hunar Haat” products through digital and online platforms too.
Shri Naqvi said that the artisans and craftsmen, who came here from every part of the country, are excited as huge sale of their indigenous products has taken place in the Mumbai “Hunar Haat”. The artisans and craftsmen have also received large scale orders for their fabulous handmade products. About 1000 artisans and craftsmen from more than 31 states and UTs participated in this “Hunar Haat”.
“Hunar Haat” will also be organised in Goa, Ahmedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Patna, Jammu, Chennai, Agra, Prayagraj, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Kota, Sikkim, Srinagar, Leh, Shillong, Ranchi, Agartala and other places in the coming days, mentioned the Minister.
The Union Minister also said that the people visiting the “Hunar Haat” in Mumbai have enjoyed delicious traditional food from various regions of the country. Traditional Circus, laser light shows, various cultural-musical programmes by renowned artists of the country have been a major attraction at the Mumbai “Hunar Haat”.
Union Minister with a group of visiting school-children at “Hunar Haat”
Shri Naqvi said that “Hunar Haat” is strengthening the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s call for “Vocal for Local” and “Aatmanirbhar Bharat”. Besides, promoting ancestral arts and crafts evem from remote areas of the country, “Hunar Haat” has provide employment and employment opportunities to more than 9 lakh 50 thousand artisans and craftsmen within a short span of just 6 years. More than 50 per cent of these beneficiaries are women artisans.
Shri Naqvi said that the people will enjoy different art-cultural-musical programmes and memorable laser light shows on “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” during the mega closing-ceremony show tomorrow evening.